Mighty Warriors Ready to Take on Germany

The Zimbabwe Mighty Warriors are ready to take on Germany in Group F of the Olympic Games.

Zimbabwe’s Mighty Warriors are expected to kick off Team Zimbabwe’s campaign at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday against European champions Germany at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo.

Shadreck Mlauzi and his squad say they will do their best against the strong Germans. Zimbabwe is in the same group with Canada and Australia. The Mighty Warriors were walloped 3-0 in a friendly match against China last Wednesday.

In local soccer news: FC Platinum have opened a four-point lead at the top of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League standings. Kugona Kunenge Kudada are four points clear of Caps United after a 1-0 win over Bulawayo City in a weekend in which only seven goals were scored in 15 matches.

Only our teams, FC Platinum, Caps United, Chicken Inn, and Hwange won their matches with the other four matches ending in draws.

FC Platinum had to leave it too late until the 89th minute when Rodwell Chinyengetere struck for the maximum points which have seen them shoot to 36 points ahead of Caps United who moved to 32 points after a 1-0 win over Highlanders.

However, Kugona Kunenge Kudada coach Norman Mapeza is refusing to be excited about their current standings.

However, Caps United are excited after moving into second place and for that matter in style.

Meanwhile, the Zimbabwe cricket national team’s losing streak continued after the Chevrons fell by the wayside by an innings and 117 runs to New Zealand in the first of their two Tests at Queens Sports Club.

Although Sean Williams hit a spending 119 runs with 21 fours, and Craig Ervine on 50, for a total of 164 in their first innings, they were dismissed for 295 for six in 79 overs.

In their second time of batting, the visitors who plundered 576 runs, in their first innings did not have to bat for the second time as they had already wrapped up the game.

The two teams will in second Test at the same venue starting Saturday.